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John Nesbitt

John Nesbitt

Acting·1910–1960·70 films

John Nesbitt was an actor, announcer, narrator, producer, and screenwriter. He is best remembered as having been the producer/narrator of MGM's "John Nesbitt's Passing Parade" short films series.

As Actor

Kentucky
Kentucky (1938)Commentator (voice)
Goodbye, Miss Turlock
Goodbye, Miss Turlock (1948)Narrator (voice)
Stairway to Light
Stairway to Light (1945)Narrator (voice)
Main Street on the March!
Main Street on the March! (1941)Narrator (voice)
That Mothers Might Live
That Mothers Might Live (1938)Narrator (voice)
Mr. Blabbermouth!
Mr. Blabbermouth! (1942)Narrator (voice)
Annie Was a Wonder
Annie Was a Wonder (1949)Narrator (voice)
Storm
Storm (1943)Narrator (voice)
Of Pups and Puzzles
Of Pups and Puzzles (1941)Narrator (voice)
The Face Behind the Mask
The Face Behind the Mask (1938)Narrator (voice)
Main Street Today
Main Street Today (1944)Narrator (voice)
Watchtower Over Tomorrow
Watchtower Over Tomorrow (1945)Narrator (voice)
The Ship That Died
The Ship That Died (1938)Narrator (voice)
This Is the Bowery
This Is the Bowery (1941)Narrator
The Woman in the House
The Woman in the House (1942)Narrator (voice)
The Story of Alfred Nobel
The Story of Alfred Nobel (1939)Narrator (voice)
The Great American Mug
The Great American Mug (1945)Narrator (voice)
The Great Morgan
The Great Morgan (1945)Narrator in 'Our Old Car' (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
My Old Town
My Old Town (1948)Narrator (voice)
Souvenirs of Death
Souvenirs of Death (1948)Narrator - Voice of the Gun (voice)
Inflation
Inflation (1942)Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
A Really Important Person
A Really Important Person (1947)Narrator
Unseen Guardians
Unseen Guardians (1939)Narrator
Mr. Whitney Had a Notion
Mr. Whitney Had a Notion (1949)Narrator (voice)
The Incredible Stranger
The Incredible Stranger (1942)Narrator (voice)
Famous Boners
Famous Boners (1942)Narrator (voice)
City of Children
City of Children (1949)Narrator (voice)
Our Old Car
Our Old Car (1946)Narrator (voice)
Return from Nowhere
Return from Nowhere (1944)Narrator (voice)
Trifles of Importance
Trifles of Importance (1940)Narrator
Forgotten Treasure
Forgotten Treasure (1943)Narrator (voice)
Clues to Adventure
Clues to Adventure (1949)Narrator (voice)
Angel of Mercy
Angel of Mercy (1939)Narrator (voice)
Don't You Believe It
Don't You Believe It (1943)Narrator (voice)
Strange Testament
Strange Testament (1941)Narrator (voice)
People on Paper
People on Paper (1945)Narrator
Out of Darkness
Out of Darkness (1941)Narrator (voice)
A Lady Fights Back
A Lady Fights Back (1944)Narrator (voice)
To My Unborn Son
To My Unborn Son (1943)Narrator (voice)
Who's Superstitious?
Who's Superstitious? (1943)Narrator
The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
The Story That Couldn't Be Printed (1939)Narrator (voice)
Dreams
Dreams (1940)Narrator (voice)
The Film That Was Lost
The Film That Was Lost (1942)Narrator (voice)
Nursery Rhyme Mysteries
Nursery Rhyme Mysteries (1943)Narrator (voice)
Madero of Mexico
Madero of Mexico (1942)Himself - Narrator (voice)
The Fabulous Fraud
The Fabulous Fraud (1948)Narrator (voice)
Magic on a Stick
Magic on a Stick (1946)Narrator (voice)
The Forgotten Step
The Forgotten Step (1938)Narrator
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town (1939)Narrator (voice)
Forgotten Victory
Forgotten Victory (1939)Narrator (voice)
The Seesaw and the Shoes
The Seesaw and the Shoes (1945)Narrator
Whispers
Whispers (1941)Narrator (voice)
Utopia of Death
Utopia of Death (1940)Narrator (voice)
A Way in the Wilderness
A Way in the Wilderness (1940)Narrator
Tennis in Rhythm
Tennis in Rhythm (1947)Self - Narrator (voice)
One Against the World
One Against the World (1939)Narrator (voice)
We Do It Because
We Do It Because (1942)Narrator (voice)
The Giant of Norway
The Giant of Norway (1939)Narrator
American Spoken Here
American Spoken Here (1940)Narrator (voice)
The Immortal Blacksmith
The Immortal Blacksmith (1944)Narrator (voice)
The Story of Dr. Jenner
The Story of Dr. Jenner (1939)Narrator (voice)
XXX Medico
XXX Medico (1940)Narrator
Flag of Mercy
Flag of Mercy (1942)Narrator
The Hidden Master
The Hidden Master (1940)Self - Narrator (voice)
That's Why I Left You
That's Why I Left You (1943)Narrator (voice)
The Golden Hunch
The Golden Hunch (1945)Self - Narrator (voice)
Trifles That Win Wars
Trifles That Win Wars (1943)Narrator (voice)
Passing Parade
Passing Parade (1938)Self - Narrator (voice)
Willie and the Mouse
Willie and the Mouse (1941)Narrator
The Magic Alphabet
The Magic Alphabet (1942)Narrator (voice)

As Writer